Elihu Enos Explained

Elihu Enos Jr.
State:Wisconsin
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:Waukesha 4th
Term Start:January 5, 1857
Term End:January 4, 1858
Predecessor:Asa W. Farr
Successor:George McWhorter
Birth Name:Elihu Enos Jr.
Birth Date:24 January 1824
Birth Place:Kingsboro, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Prairie Home Cemetery
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Spouse:Frances Blake
Father:Elihu Enos
Mother:Dotha (Johnson) Enos
Party:Republican
Nationality:American
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Volunteers
Union Army
Serviceyears:1863 - 1864
Rank:Captain, USV
Unit:28th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles:American Civil War

Elihu Enos, Jr., (January 24, 1824November 13, 1892) was an American educator and politician.

Biography

Born in Kingsboro, New York, Enos graduated from the New York State Normal School at Albany, New York in 1847. Then, in 1847, he moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin Territory and founded the Waukesha Classical and Normal School. He was appointed postmaster of Waukesha in 1849. In 1853, he moved to a farm in the town of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He served as town superintendent of schools and then Waukesha County, Wisconsin county superintendent of schools. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1857 and was a member of the Republican Party. During the American Civil War, Enos served in the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he had to resign from the Union Army and return to Wisconsin because of ill health. In 1872, Enos moved back to Waukesha, Wisconsin and was appointed postmaster of Waukesha for a second time. He died in Waukesha, Wisconsin.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. 'Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin Containing Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of the County,' Excelsior Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1894, Biographical Sketch of Elihu Enos, pg. 651-652
  2. http://www.linkstothepast.com/waukesha/obitsE.php Links to the Past-Elihu Enos
  3. http://www.28thwisconsin.com/veterans/e_enos.html Captain Elihu Enos Company G